Minister Ruth Nankabirwa tabled the Bill The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, has tabled the Petroleum Supply (Amendment) Bill, 2023 that seeks to regulate the importation and supply of petroleum products in Uganda. She tabled the Bill during the plenary sitting of Tuesday, 31 October 2023 chaired
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PAU Officials inspecting the EACOP Pipe casings at the PCK Pipe Mill workshop at Lianyungang, jiangsu Province. Panyu Chu Kong (PCK) Steel Pipe Co., Ltd, the company contracted to supply line pipes to the East Africa Crude Oil pipeline (EACOP) has said the first batch of 100 kilometres of pipes
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Fuel trucks heading to Uganda Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, has revealed that starting January 2024, all Uganda’s Oil and Marketing Companies will purchase their fuel and gas products from Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) in order to end Uganda’s reliance on Kenya for its fuel
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The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa, speaking during the plenary sitting on Wednesday 25 October 2023 Government is on track to ensure that the first drop of oil is produced by the end of 2025, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa, has
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Oil drilling is ongoing at the Kingfisher project area The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has lifted the suspension of works at the Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) in Kikuube District, paving the way for the resumption of operations. This is after a fatal incident within the Kingfisher project area occurred
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Drilling and other operations at the Kingfisher Project in Kikuube district have been suspended after an accident on Friday. URN has seen a leaked letter by Earnest Rubondo, the Executive Director of The Petroleum Authority of Uganda Directing CNOOC Uganda Ltd to halt operations from 7th October 2023 until further
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Some of the MSMEs that were present for the MoU signing with the large contractors at teh PAU Offices in Entebbe Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Large and Medium Contractors who will be working on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
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Liu Xiangdong (2nd Right), President of CNOOC Uganda Limited with some of the beneficiaries CNOOC Uganda Limited, a key player in Uganda's oil and gas sector, held a prestigious send-off ceremony to celebrate the achievements of its International Scholarship Program beneficiaries. The event marked a significant milestone in the journey of
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Peter Muliisa, the Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer at UNOC The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has said the country's target is to retain 40% of US$12 billion (Shs44.9 trillion) investment in the oil and gas sector. In February 2022, the country announced the Final Investment Decision (FID). With this,
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CSCO members addressing the press The Civil Society fraternity under the umbrella organisation, the Civil Society Coalition on Oil and Gas in Uganda (CSCO) has called for more government commitment to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). Addressing the press in Kampala on Thursday ahead of the launch of the
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